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Sequence variation in the porB gene from B:P1.4 meningococci causing New Zealand's epidemic.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Feb 2005
Dyet Kristin H, Martin Diana R
Abstract excerpt
Since mid-1991, New Zealand has experienced an epidemic of meningococcal disease. The epidemic has been caused by serogroup B meningococci expressing PorA type P1.7-2,4, belonging to the ST-41/ST-44 complex, lineage III. Most B:P1.7-2,4 meningococci express type 4 PorB (87.0%), although case isolates with porB other than type 4 have been identified throughout the duration of the epidemic. To assess the genetic...
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